Facebucks — Libra has faced hostile reactions from policymakers. Timothy B. Lee - Oct 12, 2019 3:40 pm UTC Getty / Aurich LawsonFacebook's embattled Libra project suffered a major blow on Friday as four payment processors—Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Mercado Pago—withdrew from participation in the Libra Association, the Geneva-based group Facebook created to develop the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lava Ibrahim and her sister Midya emigrated to the United States from Qamishli in northeast Syria seven years ago as refugees, grateful for the safe haven the country provided them. Members of the American Rojava Center for Democracy, an organization that advocates for freedom, democracy, and peace in Syria, take part with…
1:59 Challenge with Eliud KipchogeBBC SportGot a TV Licence?You need one to watch live TV on any channel or device, and BBC programmes on iPlayer. It’s the law.Find out moreLive ReportingBy Alex BysouthAll times stated are UKPosted at 7:207:20How do you deal with the pain?Former New York City Marathon winner Shalane Flanagan: "It's all about…
Rumble in the jungle — The Mouse House hopes to recapture some of that Pirates of the Caribbean magic. Jennifer Ouellette - Oct 11, 2019 8:40 pm UTC Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson star in Jungle Cruise.A scientist hires a down-on-his-luck riverboat captain as her guide on an Amazon adventure in Jungle Cruise, a forthcoming…
FILE PHOTO: Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kevin McAleenan reacts while protesters interrupt his remarks at the Migration Policy Institute annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri GripasWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was stepping down…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCanada's party leaders debate Quebec's secularism bill This was the last debate of the Canadian federal election campaign - and so the final chance for all the party leaders to make their pitches to a national TV audience before voters head to the polls on 21 October.…
H2WHOA — With its second-generation fuel cell, Toyota could be turning a tech corner. Jim Resnick - Oct 10, 2019 10:57 pm UTC Enlarge / Toyota wouldn't let us take photos of the Mirai, but it shared these images.When Toyota announced the original Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle in 2015—"Mirai" meaning "future" in Japanese—the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up a first day of trade talks in more than two months on Thursday as business groups expressed optimism they might be able to ease a bitter 15-month trade war and delay a U.S. tariff hike scheduled for next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionInterview with Islamic State 'Beatles' duo Two of the so-called "IS Beatles" have been taken out of Syria to "a secure location controlled by the US", President Donald Trump has said. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are accused of being part of an Islamic State group…
Paying off debt — Liberty to buy AT&T wireless and fiber networks in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Jon Brodkin - Oct 9, 2019 8:55 pm UTC Enlarge / An AT&T sign outside a company office in New York City.AT&T has agreed to sell its wireless and wireline networks in Puerto Rico and the US…
